Item T3
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: August 21,2002
Division:County Administrator/Growth Management
Bulk Item: Yes No X Department: N/A
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a resolution authorizing submittal of a wastewater grant application to the
Florida Deparnnent of Environmental Protection for grant funds to underwrite wastewater improvements by Key West
Resort Utility, Inc., and North Key Largo Utility Corporation.
ITEM BACKGROUND: On July] 7, 2002, the BOCC approved a resolution based on an agreement reached by the
Intergovernmental Task Force for the allocation of the supplemental $4.76 million in state grant funds (Line Item 1765, FY
2002-2003, General Appropriations Act) to be made available for wastewater and stonnwater facilities. The agreed upon
supplemental grant amount for the County was $1,122,408.
In June, the BOCC approved a motion to support $987,586 in state funds for the North Key Largo Utility Corporation to
partially fund its $3.95 million wastewater project in Ocean Reef. As its special July 31, 2002, meeting. although no
official action was taken, the BOCC also indicated its support for state funding of the Key West Resort Utility, Inc.'s south
Stock Island wastewater project from any of the funds remaining in the County's share of the supplemental grant not
applied to the Ocean Reef wastewater project. $134,822 would remain in supplemental funds after the amount identified
for the Ocean Reef project is deducted.
Although the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) staff has indicated that private utilities are not
eligible under this grant program, the County staff has been infonned by the Governor's office that the State would
consider the use of such funds for private entities constructing wastewater projects in accordance with the Monroe County
Sanitary Wastewater Master Plan. Both the North Key Largo Utility Corporation and Key West Resort Utility's projects
are consistent with the adopted plan.
In order to move these projects forward for consideration by the FDEP, the BOCC needs to adopt a resolution that
authorizes the County to submit an application and enter into a grant agreement with FDEP for these two projects. The
proposed resolution also directs the County Administrator and County Attorney to prepare necessary contractual
agreements with both the two private utilities for distribution and administration of these grant funds in accordance with
FDEP guidelines and notified the FDEP that any portion of these supplemental funds not specifically approved for these
two projects will be allocated to Key Largo to augment the $1.66 million in state funds already eannarked for that project.
The North Key Largo Utility Corporation and Key West Resort Utility have been asked to prepare the necessary
preliminary application documentation required by FDEP.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: The BOCC approved a resolution on supplemental state wastewater
funding on July 17, 2002, and approved a motion supporting state funding of the North Key Largo Utility Corporation
wastewater project on June 20, 2002.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval
TOTAL COST: $1.122,408
BUDGETED: Yes: N/A No:
COST TO COUNTY: None (except grant administration)
REVENUE PRODUCING:
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DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
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RESOLUTION -2002
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION
TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION FOR GRANT FUNDS TO UNDERWRITE
WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS BY KEY WEST RESORT
UTILITY, INC., AND NORTH KEY LARGO UTILITY
CORPORATION
WHEREAS, under the State of Florida's 2002-2003 General
Appropriations Act, Line Item 1765A, Fixed Capital Outlay, Keys Wastewater
Management Plan Implementation, $4,76 million has been made for unspecified
wastewater and stormwater facilities; and,
WHEREAS, Monroe County and its five municipal governments with
the concurrence of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as the
administrator of the grant program have mutually agreed to divide these funds of
which $1,122,408 is Monroe County's fair share; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners approved a motion on
June 20, 2002, supporting $987,586 in state funds to the North Key Largo Utility
Corporation to partially fund its $3,95 million wastewater project in Ocean Reef;
and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioner also expressed its
support at a special meeting on July 31, 2002, for providing the remaining
$134,822 of the County's share of state funds to the Key West Resort Utility's
$4,6 million wastewater project to serve south Stock Island; and,
WHEREAS, the Key West Resort Utility and North Key Largo Utility
Corporation are both privately-owned investor utilities regulated by the Florida
Public Service Commission; and,
WHEREAS, the two wastewater projects being implemented by these
utilities, the expansion of central sewer service in the Ocean Reef development
and to serve south Stock Island, are consistent with the County's adopted Sanitary
Wastewater Master Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the FDEP guidelines requires that as part of project
documentation for the grant application, the Board of County Commissioners take
formal action authorizing the County to execute a funding agreement with the
FDEP; now therefore
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT:
Section 1. The County Administrator is authorized to submit an application to
the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for a wastewater grant as
provided under the State of Florida's 2002-2003 General Appropriations Act,
Line Item 1765, Fixed Capital Outlay, Keys Wastewater Management Plan
Implementation to provide $987,586 in state funds to North Key Largo Utility
Corporation for wastewater improvements at Ocean Reef and $134,822 to the Key
West Resort Utilities for wastewater improvements to south Stock Island,
Section 2. The County Administrator is directed to communicate in the County's
application to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection that should
any portion of the $1,122,408 in total grant funds, not be made available to these
projects for whatever reason, the remaining funds are to be assigned to the
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority's Key Largo Park project.
Section 3. The Mayor is authorized to execute a grant agreement with Florida
Department Environmental Protection subject to administrative, legal and risk
management review.
Section 4. The County Administrator and County Attorney are directed to
prepare necessary contract documents concerning the administration of the grant
funds to be entered into between Monroe County and the two privately-owned
investor utilities for approval by the Board of County Commissioners.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a meeting of said Board held on the 21 st day of August AD
2002.
Mayor Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Mayor Pro Tern Dixie Spehar
Commissioner Bert Jimenez
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Murray Nelson
(SEAL)
DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
By:
Deputy Clerk
Mayor/Chairperson
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